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B61J 3/00

Shunting or short-distance haulage devices; Similar devices for hauling trains on steep gradients or as starting aids; Car propelling devices therefor (overhead travelling cranes combined with auxiliary means for shunting railway vehicles B66C17/26; capstans B66D)

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  • B61J 3/02 Gravity shunting humps (track brakes or retarding apparatus fixed to permanent way B61K7/02)
  • B61J 3/08 Devices with reciprocated pushing bars or like driving mechanisms combined with the track for shunting or hauling cars (railway systems of this kind B61B13/12)
  • B61J 3/10 Car shunting or positioning devices with pinchbar action (pinchbars, crowbars in general B66F15/00)
  • B61J 3/12 Self-propelled tractors or pushing vehicles, e.g. mules (with cable traction B61J3/06)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SIEMENS MOBILITY DE 2,967
  2. SIEMENS DE 2,133
  3. ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FR 1,691
  4. CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG COMPANY 1,100
  5. BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION DE 1,085
  6. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 880
  7. BYD COMPANY 821
  8. KRRI KR 761
  9. HITACHI JP 752
  10. CRRC ZHUZHOU LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 721